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Potential NSA, Cyber Command leader nomination transmitted to Senate

The signals intelligence titan and combatant command have been without a permanent leader for months since far-right activist Laura Loomer pushed for the firing of Gen. Timothy Haugh in April.

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Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

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Trump’s approval rating drops to 39% amid economic concerns: US poll

Reuters/Ipsos survey suggests Americans are increasingly unhappy with Trump's handling of the economy.

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Trump orders ‘total’ blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers

The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast.

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Once Again, Transparency Is Not the Enemy of Academic Freedom

The University of North Carolina system's proposal to require faculty to post syllabi publicly has triggered fierce opposition from some professors; faculty who now insist that transparency itself threatens academic freedom. They are wrong. And their reaction helps explain why public confidence cont…

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Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World

During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.

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White House launches damage control over unfiltered Wiles interviews

The White House rushed to defend chief of staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday after her blunt private views on President Trump's first year were revealed in a series of stunning on-the-record interviews.Why it matters: Wiles is the most powerful aide in the White House — credited with running a more discip…

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No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democrats are battling over publicly releasing the video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 at…

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Trump Partners With AI Firms to Build Tech Talent Pipeline

The Trump administration will recruit 1,000 artificial intelligence experts in the coming months through a new program aimed at modernizing the federal workforce. The effort, called US Tech Force, aims to hire early career technologists into roles across the government — one of the administration’s …

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Remixing Trump’s Economy Speech, Vance Strikes a Different Tone

Vice President JD Vance pleaded with everybody to just hang in there a little longer, saying the economy would improve.

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Watch live: Trump participates in Hanukkah celebration from White House

President Trump will participate in a Hanukkah celebration at the White House Tuesday evening. The event comes as Jewish groups in the U.S. have urged their counterparts to increase security precautions after an attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, over the weeke…

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Trump backs Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair article

President Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Tuesday in the wake of a shockingly candid interview Wiles did with Vanity Fair. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

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GOP Rep. Mike Lawler calls Johnson decision to not hold ACA vote "idiotic"

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not hold a vote on a bill extending Obamacare subsidies this week. New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler joined CBS News with his reaction.

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Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There's 'no fentanyl' and 'no legal justification'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said that Tuesday’s classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms that the Trump administration has no legal or national security justification for the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific…

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Trump doubles number of countries facing travel bans or restrictions

President Trump on Tuesday more than doubled the list of countries subject to his travel ban or to heavy restrictions, bringing the total number of nations affected to 39.

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Live results: Democrats seek to defend Kentucky state Senate seat in special election

Democrats are looking to hold onto a state Senate seat in Kentucky that was vacated earlier this year when David Yates stepped down to serve as Jefferson County Clerk. The special election Tuesday night pits Democrat Gary Clemons, an Army veteran and union leader, against Republican Calvin Leach, an…

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Susie Wiles comes under the spotlight after Vanity Fair remarks

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is grappling with a controversy of her own making after she made a number of startling admissions in a series of interviews with Vanity Fair. In an article published Tuesday that drew on 11 interviews with Wiles over the past year, the chief of staff offered bl…

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Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief

The White House has never had a more loathsome occupant.

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Trump World defends Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair piece

President Trump and his Cabinet members on Tuesday defended White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair published what she described as a “disingenuously framed hit piece.” Wiles sat for 11 interviews with the outlet to describe her role as the first female chief of staff and the intric…

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Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.